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5.6-magnitude earthquake strikes Philippines

Bernama 08/02/2021 | 02:20 MYT
The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement, said the quake's epicentre was 189 kilometers north of Talaud Islands, Indonesia, near the Philippines, at a depth of 10km. - Filepic
KUALA LUMPUR:A moderate earthquake measuring 5.6 on the Richter scale hit the the Philippine archipelago at 8am on Monday.

The Malaysian Meteorological Department, in a statement, said the quake's epicentre was 189 kilometers north of Talaud Islands, Indonesia, near the Philippines, at a depth of 10km.

However, there is no tsunami threat to Malaysia


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